59 Legionnaires attending Legion College 2016

The American Legion will conduct its 17th consecutive Legion College at National Headquarters in Indianapolis Oct. 23-28, with 59 Legionnaires representing 41 departments. Past National Commander David Rehbein will lead the students as the programs new chancellor.

View a list of the 2016 Legion College participants here.

Legion College is an opportunity for new and longtime Legionnaires to enhance their knowledge on the organization and its overall mission, learn how to become an effective leader, share best practices and more. As a group, the students will meet in the National Executive Committee room on the fourth floor of the headquarters building where they will be addressed by National Commander Charles E. Schmidt, as well as:

• Watch leadership videos and host discussions,

• Discuss the leadership principle PEOPLE (professionalism, empathy, optimism, partnership, loyalty, empowerment),

• Learn about new membership tools on mylegion.org,

• Learn how to successfully conduct a post-level meeting, and

• Conduct a mock department convention.

Attendees will also break into smaller groups to write two resolutions, one on creating a post-level Legion College and another covering any topic of the Legion, and identify how to apply leadership skills to resolve real conflicts that have occurred at a Legion post.